The thirteenth week of Spring 2007 saw two teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (222) and series (510) for the women. As for the men, Duncan Ferber snagged this week's high game with a 263, and high series was earned by Don Glasscock with a 659. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: Churn and Burn spent some quality time with King Pins. Regardless of the star power of Jason Carpio with his below-average 489 series, Churn and Burn accomplished only 1 win against King Pins. In the meantime, #1 Power-Ranked and Most Valuable Bowler Duncan Ferber oversaw King Pins with his exceptional 646 as his team took the series with 3 wins. Churn and Burn drops 1 spot in the standings to 8th place, while King Pins jump 2 spots to 6th.

On lanes 17 & 18: Guttersluts alternated splits with X9XX. While headlined by Bill Krejci with his 539 series, Guttersluts got swept by X9XX. Conversely, Don Glasscock reigned supreme in X9XX with his 659 as they swept the competition. Guttersluts remains in 1st place, while X9XX moves 1 spot to 3rd.

On lanes 19 & 20: Unstoppabowl waged a heated competition against Those 4 Bowlers. With top billing by Cory Chorpenning with his above-average 596 series, with props to #1 Head-to-Head bowler , Unstoppabowl split the series with 4 Bowlers. Countering this, Seth Gunderson drew the spotlight in 4 Bowlers with his above-average 557 as they matched their opponent in wins. Unstoppabowl drops 1 spot in the standings to 4th place, while 4 Bowlers remain in 5th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Oily Balls accepted a challenge by Frickin' Ten Pin. Topped by Pat Searcy with his 569 series, Oily Balls split the series with Ten Pin. Simultaneously, Carl Goetz shined in Ten Pin with his above-average 619 as they matched their opponent in wins. Oily Balls remains in 2nd place, while Ten Pin remains in 9th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: T.B.D. tussled with Doll's Balls. Highlighting the skills of Steve Kiernan with his above-average 598 series, T.B.D. celebrated a clean sweep over Doll's Balls. Across the ball return, John Richardson laid down the law in Doll's Balls with his terrific 527 despite his team getting swept. T.B.D. remains in 10th place, while Doll's Balls sink 1 spot to 7th.

Bowlers who lied to their significant other claiming bowling was running long then went out for after-bowling drinks at The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (222), Carl Goetz (216,225), Cory Chorpenning (247), Don Glasscock (223,213,223), Duncan Ferber (263,210), Freda Schroeder (201), John Richardson (200), Nik Domann (203), Rich DeYoung (200), Seth Gunderson (213), Stefan Miller (208), and Steve Kiernan (232,207)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Duncan Ferber got the better of Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Bill Krejci came closest). Nobody claimed victory in Division 3 (though Angela Bradford came closest), and Kendall Kukowski won Division 4. Finally, John Richardson (Division 3) made quick work of this week's Interdivisional bracket. In terms of overall points: John Boren runs the show in Division 1; Seth Gunderson reigns over Division 2; Dave Hickerson governs Division 3; and Kendall Kukowski dominates Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 7th-place Doll's Balls (hcp 29) will share a couple of pitchers with 4th-place Unstoppabowl. Doll's Balls are expected to maintain their current strength as they get swept; while Unstoppabowl is forecast to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 10th-place T.B.D. (hcp 66) will hang out with 9th-place Frickin' Ten Pin. T.B.D. might perform well, yet still manage to get swept; while Ten Pin ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 2nd-place Oily Balls will face 6th-place King Pins (hcp 115). Oily Balls will likely maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while King Pins will probably hold steady as they endure a rough night.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 1st-place Guttersluts will meet with 5th-place Those 4 Bowlers (hcp 29). Guttersluts might maintain their current strength as they and split the series with 4 Bowlers; while 4 Bowlers ought to hold steady as they keep the series tied.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 3rd-place X9XX will test their mettle against 8th-place Churn and Burn (hcp 88). X9XX is predicted to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while Churn and Burn is anticipated to hold steady as they endure a rough night.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Duncan Ferber Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Duncan Ferber Runner Up: Tyler Hilker	#1 H2H BOWLER Kendall Kukowski Runner Up: Duncan Ferber
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I love Daniel's leathery ball bag." Steve Kiernan, on the rugged texture a well-worn bag.